Betsy DeVos’s Golden Age
Betsy DeVos has spent a fortune to influence education policy. If she is confirmed as education secretary, for the first time, she can do it for free.
854 Article(s) by: Branko Marcetic
Branko Marcetic is a Jacobin staff writer and the author of Yesterday’s Man: The Case Against Joe Biden.
Megyn Kelly Is Still Terrible
Megyn Kelly's handful of admirable stances at Fox don't make up for years of peddling reactionary, racist nonsense.
Nobody for Bloomberg
Bernie would have won and nobody wants Bloomberg. Elites may disagree, but American voters aren’t looking for “sensible” centrist candidates.
The Long, Cruel Career of Rudy Giuliani
After decades of polluting the political landscape with authoritarianism and race-baiting, is Rudy Giuliani's career finally over?
Remember El Mozote
On December 11, 1981, El Salvador’s US-backed soldiers carried out one of the worst massacres in the history of the Americas at El Mozote.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-Wall Street)
Left populism is the answer to Trumpism. But all incoming Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has is more favors for Wall Street.
Passing the Baton
Barack Obama spent eight years expanding the national security state. Now it belongs to Donald Trump.
A Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
Lesson from the Podesta email leak: Clinton surrogates are eager to rule, but not very bright.
Against the Libertarian Party
A vote for Gary Johnson is a vote for placing property rights over democratic rights.
Trashing Union Democracy
The latest round of WikiLeaks shows Clinton's high-ranking labor allies were happy to tip the scales in her favor.
The Deficit Hawks
The mainstream media never misses a chance to fearmonger about social welfare spending. Tonight's debate will be no exception.
The Murder of Orlando Letelier
On September 21, 1976, the US-backed Pinochet government assassinated a leftist Chilean dissident on the streets of Washington, DC.
The FBI’s Secret War
Sixty years ago, the FBI launched COINTELPRO. Its mission was simple: destroy the Left.
Negroponte’s Crimes
Hillary Clinton is bragging about support from John Negroponte, a Republican diplomat linked to mass atrocities in Central America.